Had long, restless, and sleepless spells during the night; but still I have not done amiss on the whole.

I must now prepare myself for the coming Berlin Staff Congress." So much for the general effect upon a largely unbelieving people of simple, childlike faith! But The General was, of course, always just as earnest about instructing all who came to him, old or young, in the way of life, as about getting them into it.

In the midst of these tremendous Campaigns, he repeatedly prepared Lesson-books for both children and adults.

To a lady who had tried to help him by sending him a number of catechisms for children, on such an occasion, he wrote:-- "Thanks for your letter, and your catechisms sent here.
"The particular catechisms you send I already had--not that the church affair could be of any advantage to me, and I should imagine it would not be of much use to any one else, especially to children.
"I am trying to produce something that will be a boon to The Army by being blessed to hundreds of thousands of children for years to come.

You do not seem to think it is a very important task.